xrdriver

I am wanting to save the paint on my hood from all the heat my turbo is going to generate.
What is the best option out there to shield the hood from heat?

I have been looking at a few items:

Like http://www.atpturbo.com/Mercha...e=BCS

OR
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...%3AIT

What are you guys using for heat shields?

Cheers!

primeredbeast

you could try the exhaust housing wrap that many different companies make thats where most of your heat is going to be generated

underpressure02

I haven't heard of many people having problems with their turbo generating to much heat that it hurts the paint.

I got a turbo blanket but it did not seem like it did to much.

StolenTeg

Carbon fiber hood

a1320addict

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cf hood and heatshield courtesy of xs turbo kit on its way thursday

opto_isolator

That ebay auction looks interesting. The blanket looks similar to the insulation that is used on combustion turbines....

And THAT stuff works! The heat really does stay under the blanket...

xrdriver

I have no doubt that the stuff works, but what about turbo longevity?
I remember a few years ago looking into some insulating turbo wrap and it helped the turbo to spool faster as well as keeping all the heat inside the turbo but also killed the seals so that the turbo did not last for very long.

My friend had a turbo d16 in his del sol and the heat from the turbo blistered the paint on his hood.

A CF hood is in my plans for the future, but I would like to shield it from the excess heat also.

MooreBoost

I would probably just get the ATP shield. Seems like it would install much cleaner.

turb

what i did is i bent a thin sheet of aluminum and formed a heatsink and screwed it to the exhaust manifold. underhood temps was considerably lower than without it. it's cheap and it gets the job done.

notoriousB

I got the ATP heat shield a while back. It looks & fits good, but after a month or so the weld broke and the shield was bouncing around in my engine bay!

I contacted ATP - got an RMA number right away, returned it, got a replacement (GREAT service!!). Installed the replacement, not even 3 weeks later the weld broke AGAIN!!! Instead of returning it (I'm sure they would have replaced it again), I just drilled a couple of holes and mounted it on w/ 2 L brackets and aluminum rivets. Hasn't broken since.

Muckman

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I cant believe ATP wants $59 for that simple peice of metal.

mildly.interesting

I'm buying the wrap....

xrdriver

Does anyone know of a place that sells the heat shields that shield the hood from the heat off the turbo manifold (log style)

notoriousB

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That is going to lower the heat displacement even more
That is why I am not recommending that product for anything but looks
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hey, but it looks GOOD! I got the polished one to match my bling DRAG I/C piping.

My concern was mostly for the the paint on my hood directly above the turbine, not underhood temps. (I removed my hood liner a long time ago)

Frozen E

$100 for a piece of boiler refractory material and a funny looking pleather case? NO thanks. I'm gonna make my own now.

xrdriver

Rember to wear that face mask when working with asbestos

Frozen E

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xrdriver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Rember to wear that face mask when working with asbestos </TD></TR></TABLE>We haven't used asbestos in our refractory for years.

Ace.

Cheap and Easy!!

Simple piece of aluminum that I bet, made bracks for, and then used the existing bolts in the compressor housing to hold it steady...works fantastic...eliminated teh hotspot on my hood, kept the fans from getting melty and looks great...just a bit of elbow polish to shine it up and all done!!

I'm not a fan of the wraps, simply due to the fact that iv'e seen them trap moisture in (after you run it hard, and then let it cool down, it kinda makes it sweat sometimes) anywho, the moisture eventually rusts the entire turbine over and thats not pretty...